He knows Pokémon better than me.

"Then, the Bloodwing Wyvern's tail wrapped around the statue of Yuxi and unleashed a meteor shower towards our shore."

A large swarm of meteors bombarded the area, with many falling into the water and creating dramatic surges.

By the time the commotion subsided, the man and the dragon had vanished without a trace.

Zhu Bei was also greatly discouraged, feeling a sense of powerlessness with nowhere to vent her frustration. That woman didn't even choose to fight them.

"That guy is still the same."

Ash cursed under his breath. For Hunter J, catching the target was the only thing she cared about; she would skip the other steps if possible.

However, according to Tsurugi's description, Hunter J's current advanced technology only includes the petrification beam; there are no other auxiliary technologies.
After all, there used to be machines specifically designed to retrieve statues after petrification beams hit their targets.

Ash released Corviknight, which flew to the center of Lake Wisdom and scanned the area with its Aura.
Yukshi's waveguide has long since disappeared.

Seeing this, he could only fly back to the shore and sigh helplessly.

It seems that after seeing Lake Mind lose Memrider, they should have flown to Lake Wisdom immediately to protect Yuxie.

"So, what do we do next?"

Zhu Bei asked with concern, as this was a completely unfamiliar area for her, and she didn't know how to handle it.

"Uh"

Ash pondered for a moment, then, having captured the three legendary lake goddesses, his goal was naturally to create the red chain and control the Sinnoh dragons.
How come Hunter J's ambitions have grown so much after this time travel?
"In short, we need to find Hunter J's whereabouts as soon as possible. Your task is to guard that white jade pearl."

Ash and Shellder returned to the village and informed the latter that the White Orb and the Diamond Orb could summon the Sinnoh Dragons.

"Our Pearl Team has always kept the Sinnoh Grandmaster's keepsake, which is called the Great White Jewel."

Zhu Bei corrected.

However, this was the first time she had ever heard that the Great White Jade could summon the Great Lord Sinnoh.

"Were there really location restrictions?"

Summoning it elsewhere won't work; it must be done at the summit of Mount Tianguan, in a place called the Pillar of Spears.

Upon hearing Ash mention that Team Kong also possessed a corresponding token capable of summoning their Sinnoh Mega Master, Pearl's face immediately fell.

It's as if their idol Palukia is on the same level as Dialga from the Kongo Team.

"Heh, we're basically at the same level."

However, Ash didn't say this aloud, otherwise it would have led to another pointless argument.

Trusting Ash, Tsubasa took him back to her leader's tent.

The Great White Jade, a token of leadership that only the leaders of each generation of the Pearl Team are entitled to inherit, is kept in a wooden cabinet beneath the mural scroll.

He opened the cabinet and took out an old wooden box, about the size of a lightning bolt ball—it was quite large.

Zhu Bei had seen it once when she took over as leader, but hadn't taken it out again since.

Upon opening the wooden box, a pale pink stone ball, about the size of a coconut, was found lying inside.

"Hmm? Why does this look different from the white jade pearl I've seen before?"

Ash raised an eyebrow. Years ago, when he was traveling in the Deep Region, he had seen the Vajra Pearl and the White Jade Pearl. The latter was a round, light pink pearl with a light blue luster, which was very beautiful.

Its size is only 1/3 of the one in front of us?

But the one in front of us has a very rough surface, like a stone ball, making it hard to associate with a pearl.

"I already told you, this is called the Great White Jade!"

Zhu Bei corrected her again, her tone proud:
"It is said that the Great Sage Sinnoh can also use the Great White Jewel to complete a completely new form change!"

However, after thinking about it for a moment, Xiao Zhi roughly guessed the reason.

"The ancient white jade was just a raw stone, while the white jade bead I see in modern times is the result of polishing?" I guess the Vajra bead on the Vajra team's side is also a rough-looking diamond.

"Um, may I touch it?"

Zhubei hesitated for a moment. She would not have allowed it if it were anyone else, but it was Xiaozhi's request.

"Touch it."

She did not refuse.

Xiao Zhi nodded, rubbed his hands together, and gently placed them on the large white jade.

As soon as he started working on it, his expression turned strange.

I didn't sense anything related to Palukia.
He had touched the white jade pearl before, and the moment he touched it, he felt a wonderful sensation as if his vision had been opened up, as if he could reach any space.

But the one in my hand was just like touching an ordinary stone ball; I didn't feel anything.

"Is this because the raw stones from ancient times, before they were polished, were like this?"

Xiao Zhi blinked; he wasn't sure either.

Perhaps, like jade, you have to cut open the surface to reveal the inner greenness.

still is
This is just an ordinary stone ball?

Ash withdrew his hand and watched as Shell carefully put the pearl back into the wooden box, unsure whether he should say anything.

But now, these things don't seem to matter anymore, do they?
Seeing Ash's strange expression, Shellder casually said:
"Don't worry, I'll send even more people to guard outside this tent. Not a single rat will be able to get in!"

"Uh, okay."

Ash sighed, hoping that the rough stone ball was genuine.

Afterwards, he stayed overnight in the Pearl Village.

Naturally, the pearls were once again drained dry, extracting all sorts of knowledge and experiences from other places.

However, during this break, he also told the latter about the importance of mastering seeds and mastering moves.

"Ah, so these seeds are actually very useful!"

Pearl exclaimed in surprise. Like the King Kong team, their Pearl team had also accumulated nearly a thousand master seeds, which were mostly piled up in the miscellaneous tent.

Anyway, it won't fetch a high price.

I never knew it had such a wonderful use!

Zhu Bei now wants to go to Zhuqing Village to experience the power of mastering the moves.

As payment, the very next morning, Pearl gave Ash 200 Master Seeds.

One hundred of them were personal subsidies.

Ash released Corviknight again, then flipped onto it, ready to take his leave.

"In short, you all take good care of the Great White Jewel. I'll take care of Yukshi."

Although, it seems highly likely that the "large white jade" was a fake.
Could it be that Mr. Wang Luo, or someone else, stole it a long time ago?
It couldn't possibly be Hunter J; his movements wouldn't be that fast.

Riding his Corviknight high into the sky, the icy cold air brushed against his cheeks, fully waking Ash up in the early morning.

"Besides Mr. Wang Luo, could there be other behind-the-scenes bosses causing trouble in the Xicui area?"

He sat cross-legged on the bird's back, arms crossed, looking puzzled.

However, all three major factions are currently searching for Hunter J's whereabouts, so they should be able to find him soon.
In short, I should send Xiaoguang a text message first to remind him! (End of Chapter)